Shoal Creek Chaste Tree
Vitex agnus-castus 'Shoal Creek'
Description | An improved cultivar that blooms in dense terminal clusters of fragrant violet flowers over an extended season. Shrubby habit develops into a small tree over time with a wide open canopy and aromatic gray-green foliage. Thrives in heat. An exceptional patio tree or specimen tree for smaller landscapes. Deciduous. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Summer |
Mature Size | Large shrub or small tree; quickly reaches 12 ft. tall and as wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing |
Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Tolerates Urban Pollution |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Growth Habit | Rounded |
Flower Attributes | Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Container, Hedge |
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Flower Color | Purple |
Foliage Color | Gray-green |
Companion Plants | Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Rose (Rosa); Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Weigela (Weigela); Ninebark (Physocarpus) |
Care | Provide a site with loose, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Apply a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in early spring. Prune only as needed to shape. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 6-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 9
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 12071 Industry Boulevard
Jackson, California 95642 -
El Dorado Nursery & Garden, Inc. 3931-C Durock Road
Shingle Springs, California 95682 -
Green Acres - Folsom 205 Serpa Way
Folsom, California 95630
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.